It is often said that helicopters do not fly, they just beat the air into compliance… But it is exactly this strange way of staying in the air that makes them so uniquely suitable for tasks no other flying machine can perform. What about using the down-wash from helicopter rotors to warm the air below?… Continue reading Florida freezing – helicopters to the rescue
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Short items of reader interest
THALES setting up ATM research center in Australia
The Australian arm of THALES is busy setting up a brand new research and development center in Melbourne, Australia to work on advanced air traffic management systems. The new center called CASIA (Centre for Advanced Studies in ATM) will concentrate the firm’s work on new air traffic management systems for Australia as well as the… Continue reading THALES setting up ATM research center in Australia
In search of Roger
When I opened my mail this morning, there was an item with the greeting “Aloha”… As a big fan of the islands and a subscriber to Aloha Joe’s newsletter, I do occasionally get mail from Hawai’i but reading this email touched my heart like no other has in a long time. The sender is the co-founder… Continue reading In search of Roger
Summer schedule on Roger-Wilco
With the summer holiday period on us, we will use an adapted publication schedule until 31 August. As you will have seen, normally we post at least one new item every week-day. However, with so many of our readers enjoying their well earned holidays we will now use an adapted schedule and publish only three… Continue reading Summer schedule on Roger-Wilco
Christophe Hamel in new job with the FAA – Congratulations!
It is always with pride and great pleasure that we bring news of the successes and achievements of our contributors and experts featured in our articles. This time it is Christophe’s turn. We introduced him recently in the “Interesting People, Unusual Flight Plans” series and now we can bring you the happy news that Christophe… Continue reading Christophe Hamel in new job with the FAA – Congratulations!
In memoriam – Miklos Hamori
Miklos was just 59 when his life was cut short on 10 June 2010. We used to work together at Budapest Approach and later he returned to the tower where he carried Shift C as its supervisor for fifteen years or more. He was a real professional who knew not only the ATC side of… Continue reading In memoriam – Miklos Hamori
New series on Roger-Wilco
Over the past several months you could enjoy a series of articles about the life of Budapest-Ferihegy tower, as seen through the eyes and I may add, heart of an air traffic controller who has been working there from the very beginning. “The tower with a soul”, as the series was called, was huge hit… Continue reading New series on Roger-Wilco
Watch the weather with pleasure – a must have weather gadget
Other than recommending interesting books, we do not usually call our readers’ attention to other merchandise. However, every now and then we do find things that are so interesting or innovative that they simply must be recommended. In the jungle of weather gadgets, YoWindow 2.0 is such a product. I am sure you have seen… Continue reading Watch the weather with pleasure – a must have weather gadget
Hudson River ditching 3D reconstruction
It is hard to believe that the historic ditching in the Hudson River of US Airways Flight 1549 was more than a year ago on 15 January 2009. Much has been written about the incident and the captain of the flight, Mr. Sully Sullenberger has given us an interesting book about how he experienced this… Continue reading Hudson River ditching 3D reconstruction
2009 Airline IT Trends Survey now available
The 2009 edition of the Airline IT Trends Survey, co-sponsored by Airline Business and SITA, is now available. You can purchase the full results on CD by sending an email. To download the very comprehensive Executive Summary, click here.